At least 684 people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in San Diego County during the last two weeks of the year, up from 398 in the same period last year.
The arrests were the result of a winter holiday DUI crackdown, which lasted from midnight Dec. 18 through midnight Thursday night. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department compiled the preliminary data from 17 law enforcement agencies in the county and released the results on Friday.
The department urged the public to call 911 to report DUI suspects.
“When you see a car swerving all over the road, driving much too fast or much too slow, braking for no reason, driving with no headlights at night or signaling one way and turning the other, make that call to 911,” said Sgt. Jason Rothlein.
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Deaths up, DUI arrests down during holiday weekend
SAN DIEGO COUNTY — Over the long Christmas weekend, 67 people were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in San Diego County, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.
The number of arrests fell from the prior year, when the total was 95, even though the period when data was collected — from Thursday evening through midnight Sunday — was two days longer than last year.
Meanwhile, San Diego County highway fatalities jumped this holiday season. Seven people died in the CHP’s jurisdiction, the agency said, compared to two in 2008.
CHP spokesman, Officer Larry Landeros, said he had no information about the nature of the fatalities.
Statewide, 1,104 people were arrested for driving under the influence during the holiday period, down from 1,397 the prior year. California saw 22 highway fatalities, compared to 37 in 2008.
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The number of arrests fell from the prior year, when the total was 95, even though the period when data was collected — from Thursday evening through midnight Sunday — was two days longer than last year.
Meanwhile, San Diego County highway fatalities jumped this holiday season. Seven people died in the CHP’s jurisdiction, the agency said, compared to two in 2008.
CHP spokesman, Officer Larry Landeros, said he had no information about the nature of the fatalities.
Statewide, 1,104 people were arrested for driving under the influence during the holiday period, down from 1,397 the prior year. California saw 22 highway fatalities, compared to 37 in 2008.
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